The Daily Digest: 5-4-09
Metro area schools close after a few possible H1N1 flu cases are discovered.
Under the Dome
Conference Committees will continue to meet this week to work on their budget bills. DFL leaders continue to push for public negotiations.
The Environment and Energy and the Transportation conference committee reports are wrapped up. The Ag and Vets and Economic Development conference committee reports aren't finished yet according to MPR's Tim Pugmire.
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Gov. Pawlenty and DFL lawmakers are disagreeing over money in the Health Care Access Fund.
Pawlenty is also telling lawmakers to keep high-speed rail language out of the transportation bills.
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth are arguing for a revenue fix that doesn't include property taxes.
The state is tussling over Arts funding. Full disclosure alert: MPR is mentioned.
The state's energy guru says financing is an obstacle for the state going green.
Thousands attended a tax cut rally on Saturday.
Cities and the state are wrangling over low level speeding fines.
Duluth schools planning is a mess.
A Minneapolis teacher is named teacher of the year.
Jury selection for the 3M pollution trial begins today.
D.C.
President Obama will introduce changes to the nation's international tax code.
Minnesota's delegation starts to get lobbied on climate change.
Social Security benefits are not expected to rise in 2010.
President Obama held pragmatic views of the Supreme Court during his time as a law professor.
There's a wide number of names being considered to replace David Souter.
DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she has faith that Obama will pick someone who is qualified.
CBS picks up on the DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar works overtime as the state's only Senator" theme.
Republicans on congressional security committees, including GOP Rep. John Kline, are asking the FBI to examine the national security implications of awarding a contract to a company partly owned by a French company. GOP Rep. John Kline is mentioned.
DFL Rep. Keith Ellison will be on MPR's Midmorning today to discuss a bill that cracks down on the credit card industry.
Ellison also touted plans to fight youth crime.
Local governments get water treatment projects. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is mentioned.
2008 Race for U.S. Senate
Al Franken sits down with the Star Tribune.
2010
Gov. Pawlenty's disapproval ratings continue to rise in the latest Survey USA poll.
MinnesotaBrown interviews Matt Entenza.
Finally
Good-bye Jack Kemp.